Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

different vessels which are now lying in
the harbor: first we notice the German
bark Laura, of Bremen, loading the golden
wheat for Liverpool, England, the Chilian
man of war anchored in the bay, the e. 3.
Sutton. barge unloading railroad iron
from New York, dozen ships from Puget
Sound, Washington, Ter, unloading lum-
Der and coal, and so; on you may sec ships
from all countries of the globe. find
that only white men are employed to load
and unload vessels, Chinese can not be seen
about the wharf. Taking the cable line
for the Grand Central hotel here we had
the pleasure of meeting Capt. Smyth and
lady. The city is compact mass of 8, 4,
5 and 6story and even 7-story buildings;
magnificent structures Market street is
the only wide street, the balance of the
streets are generally as % feet wide. Street
cars running On nearly every street. In
company with Capt. Smyth and lady we
took in the diamond palace on Montgomery
street, the Alaska Fur company establish
ment. In the afternoon the whole Wich-
ita delegation took the street cars for the
Cliff house on the seaside Here we had
the pleasure of seeing hundreds of sea
lions lying on the little islands about 800
yards out in the sea summing themselves.
Up on the mountain we saw the Golden
Gate to the harbor. The city is very
broken and hilly. Business men complain
ing of dull times. By careful inquiries !
find that first and second hotels do not en-.
ploy Chinese labor, only ordinary hotels
and restaurants employing Chinese, and in
the majority ex confederates, rebels and
shareholders employing Chinese. Colored
people are very few in the city. The ex-
shareholders is the class that employees
Chinese. They use them the same as slaves
have been used before the war. a disgrace
to our stars and stripes. Such men are not
true Americans. A true Americans object
Is, progress, prosperity. education, to learn,
to build, to march forward our free liberal
Republican form of government. The
lately passed interstate commerce bill will
be a detriment to the Pacific states. Cali
fornia cannot ship their fruits and wines
east of the Rocky's, transportation being
too expensive, and naturally the demand
for fruits on its account will be dull. The
Missouri Pacific railroad system is a great
civilizer; we were treated we'll by their Of
ficials, and done all they could that was in
their power to accommodate cxcursionists.
Always take the Missouri Pacific system to
come to the Pacific coast. On last Sunday
evening the Salvation Army marched
through the streets with drum and fife and
singing. They heve great work TO per-
form in the Golden state, as find that six
business houses out of ten are beer
saloons and drug shops, curse
to any community dangerous place to
raise family Of boys in is the cities OF
California / was we'll pleased when
read the telegram that the woman suffrage
bill was passed in Kansas. Progress is
what we want to build the future genera
tons up to better standard Of manhood
and womanhood. The beer and wine i:
king in California noticed a beer Wagon
belonging to the John Weiand Brewing
company, drawn by four large dappl,
gray Norman stations, which l am sure
did not cost less than 5000 head-a rcgu
ular show. Where did the money come
:. from to buy this magnificent team? Why
out of the ignorant laborers, who carr
their money by the sweat of their brows
and spend it foolishly in the saloons |
there were no saloons they would spent
the money to better the condition Of ,hei
families. l have seen more ragged men
women and children in this city begin!
} for living than in sny city l have beer
In, and lay it all to the habit of drink
ing. Not less than 1 COO houses are empt,
in this city Business is tolerable dull
with very little building. believe this
city has come to stands still: II any par
ties wish to come to California to live ad
wise them to settle in the neighborhood OF
Los Angeles. ne Climate Is pettor thaI
about this city, and the boom has strucl
Los Angeles and retired merchants an.
business men are purchasing homes in til
: Los Angeles or ST. Gabriel valleys, wher
, no winter exists and lemons aud all ci'rou.
fruits grow-a paradise on earth. fin,
that southern California. particularly Sal
Bernadino and San Diego counties, ar
very new and undeveloped; and have grea
/, prospects. Penty of untaken government
land in these counties. Coal has beer
found near Elsinore, eighty miles from
e Los Angeles and the same distance from
e San Diego on the Southern Califoruis
railroad This is the only coal found il
California. The hot springs; the po,iers
> clay. manufacturing china ware: the gold
/ quartz mine; the beautiful lake, seyel
4 miles long and one and half wide; III
r snowy mountains in the distance. make il tn
most delightful and picturesque place
have seen in all my travel Elsinorc ha
great prospects 10 make city. Tular
e county, in middle California, is in Ii,
joaquin valley. and is the great whea
raising county. All the way up In th.
Sacramento valley nothing but whea
1 fields are to be seen This country is ths
back bone TO San Francisco's trade
We will start homeward on the 10Th o
this month.
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